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逸らす

To Turn Away


Meaning

To Turn Away, To Avert

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means deviate, so the verb version is to turn away or to avert.


Reading

そらす

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You haven't learned this reading yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you: You want to turn away from this movie because it's not worth watching. I mean, it isn't bad, but it isn't good. It's just so-so (そ). But that's not enough to keep your interest.


Context

Context Sentences

彼女は颯と目を逸らした。

She quickly averted her eyes.


Kanji Composition